fiercer

More intensely aggressive

Fiercer is the comparative form of fierce, indicating a greater degree of intensity, aggression, or ferocity.

Competition grows fiercer as stakes rise.

A storm fiercer than yesterday's causes more damage.

The debate became fiercer as the night wore on.

aggressive

combative

Inclined toward conflict

confrontational · pugnacious · truculent · menacing · threatening · vicious · ferocious · savage · warlike · militant

wild

untamed

Not domesticated

predatory · beastly · animalistic · instinctual · raw · unrestrained · unbridled · ferocious · ravenous · voracious

intense

vehement

Intensely forceful in feeling

  • extremeFurthest from moderate
  • severeExtremely harsh or strict
  • acuteIntensely severe or perceptive

piercing · relentless · heightened · escalated · amplified · intensified · sharper · stronger · harsher · rougher

passionate

ardent

Intensely enthusiastic or devoted

  • zealousPassionately eager and active
  • ferventIntensely and sincerely felt
  • fieryIntensely hot or passionate

impassioned · spirited · burning · heated · earnest · driven · determined · unwavering · resolute · tenacious

Categories
Opposites
intensity/ferocity

fiercergentler

More softly inclined

milder · tamer · softer · calmer · meeker

temperament/disposition

fiercerkinder

More benevolent

friendlier · sweeter

Phrases
Family

fierce, fiercely, fierceness, fiercest

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